RPC VII.1, 431

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VII.1
Number 431
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Hypaepa
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Magistrate Titus Aelius Dom— Ant— Taetas (strategos and stephanephoros)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΙΠΗΝΩΝ ϹΤ ΑΙΛ ΑΝΤ ΤΑΕΤΑ
Reverse design temple with four columns and rounded pediment enclosing cult statue of Artemis Anaïtis
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 8 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies. 4–5: same pair of dies. 1–3: same obv. die as 433/1. 4–6: same obv. die as 432/1–2. 1–5: same rev. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 520
2 2     NY: 1944.100.49267
3 3     O: Milne
4 4     M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 751 (Righetti)
5 5     V: GR 31905
6 6     B: 28778
7 7     CGT coll. = Zeus Budget Auction 6, 11 Apr. 2020, lot 414
8 8     C. Rhodes coll.